diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/common/utils.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/common/utils.py
index 801b88ce2d027..fd5ac0b0607f2 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/common/utils.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/common/utils.py
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-"""The Utils methods."""
+
+"""Utility functions."""
 
 import socket
+import urllib.request
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
@@ -67,8 +69,8 @@ def find_connectable_ip(host: Union[str, bytes, bytearray, None], port: Optional
     port are considered.
 
     :Args:
-        - host - A hostname.
-        - port - Optional port number.
+        - host - hostname
+        - port - port number
 
     :Returns:
         A single IP address, as a string. If any IPv4 address is found, one is
@@ -100,8 +102,8 @@ def join_host_port(host: str, port: int) -> str:
     example, _join_host_port('::1', 80) == '[::1]:80'.
 
     :Args:
-        - host - A hostname.
-        - port - An integer port.
+        - host - hostname or IP
+        - port - port number
     """
     if ":" in host and not host.startswith("["):
         return f"[{host}]:{port}"
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ def is_connectable(port: int, host: Optional[str] = "localhost") -> bool:
     """Tries to connect to the server at port to see if it is running.
 
     :Args:
-     - port - The port to connect.
+        - port - port number
+        - host - hostname or IP
     """
     socket_ = None
     try:
@@ -130,18 +133,22 @@ def is_connectable(port: int, host: Optional[str] = "localhost") -> bool:
     return result
 
 
-def is_url_connectable(port: Union[int, str]) -> bool:
-    """Tries to connect to the HTTP server at /status path and specified port
-    to see if it responds successfully.
+def is_url_connectable(
+    port: Union[int, str],
+    host: Optional[str] = "127.0.0.1",
+    scheme: Optional[str] = "http",
+) -> bool:
+    """Sends a request to the HTTP server at the /status endpoint to see if it
+    responds successfully.
 
     :Args:
-     - port - The port to connect.
+        - port - port number
+        - host - hostname or IP
+        - scheme - URL scheme
     """
-    from urllib import request as url_request
-
     try:
-        res = url_request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/status")
-        return res.getcode() == 200
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(f"{scheme}://{host}:{port}/status") as res:
+            return res.getcode() == 200
     except Exception:
         return False